Of green leaf, bird, and flower : artists' books and the natural world : [... accompanies the Exhibition "Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower: Artists' Books and the Natural World", organized by the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, and on view from May 15 to August 10, 2014]

"Highlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this gorgeous book explores depictions of the natural world, from centuries-old manuscripts to contemporary artists' books. It examines the scientific pursuits in the 18th and 19th centuries that r...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Fairman, Elisabeth R. (Editor, Hrsg.)
Document Type: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. [u.a.] : Yale Univ. Press , 2014
Subjects:
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Rezension
Rezension
Related Items:Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Elisabeth Fairman (ed.), Of green leaf, bird, and flower. Artists' books and the natural world]
Author Notes:ed. by Elisabeth R. Fairman. Essays by Elisabeth R. Fairman ... Contributions by Laurie Clark ...
Description
Summary:"Highlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this gorgeous book explores depictions of the natural world, from centuries-old manuscripts to contemporary artists' books. It examines the scientific pursuits in the 18th and 19th centuries that resulted in the collecting and cataloguing of the natural world. It also investigates the aesthetically oriented activities of self-taught naturalists in the 19th century, who gathered flowers, ferns, seaweed, feathers, and other naturalia into albums. Examples of 20th- and 21st-century artists' books, including those of Eileen Hogan, Mandy Bonnell, and Tracey Bush, broaden the vision of the natural world to incorporate its interaction with consumer culture and with modern technologies. Featuring dazzling illustrations, the book itself is designed to evoke a fieldwork notebook, and features a collection pocket and ribbon markers. "--
Item Description:Sammeltasche hinten eingebunden
Physical Description:247 S. überw. Ill.
ISBN:0300204248
9780300204247